AFS Projects 1.8 Percent Casting Sales Growth For 2025
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Twice each year, the American Foundry Society publishes the “Metalcasting Forecast & Trends.” This report, which is an essential tool for understanding the North American metalcasting market and making company planning decisions, is distributed at no cost to the 1,075 AFS Corporate Members. It is available to non-members for $1,000 and to Individual Members for $750.
Read moreMetalcasting Congress announces a new logo capturing the value of AFS events
The American Foundry Society is unveiling the new logo for the 122nd Metalcasting Congress, scheduled for April 3-5, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. The latest look is an expression of AFS going boldly into the future with Metalcasting Congress for metalcasters, metalcasting buyers, and designers.…
Foundry Executive Leadership Conference to Feature Heavy Hitters and Great Insights
July 6, 2017: The American Foundry Society, the primary trade association advancing and serving the $30.3 billion metalcasting industry, today announced that noted global futurist Jack Uldrich, USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold, and FOX News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen will…
AFS Welcomes 15 New Corporate Members
The American Foundry Society welcomes 15 new corporate members who joined North America’s largest metalcasting trade association and professional society during the months of April, May and June.
“AFS is delivering a strong ROI for our corporate members by advocating for the industry,…
Walbro Announces North American Expansion
Walbro LLC (Tucson, Arizona) announced an expansion of its North American manufacturing operations with the opening of a new aluminum diecasting facility in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The new facility, which is co-located with Walbro’s engine management plant in Los Mochis, will share…
OSHA Proposes Delay of July 1, 2017 Deadline to Submit Injury/Illness Data
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it is delaying the compliance date for its recordkeeping and reporting requirement that required employers, including foundries, to electronically submit their injury and illness data annually.
If…
American Foundry Society Disagrees with the UCLA Copper Alloy Research Report
The American Foundry Society (AFS) refutes and challenges the incorrect conclusions of a newly released research report, "Lifecycle-Based Alternatives Analysis of Lead-Free Brass Substitutes in the Potable Water Supply System." The project, which was conducted by Peter Sinsheimer, executive…
Government Affairs Fly-In Connects Metalcasters to Policymakers in Important Moment for Industry
AFS members, metalcasters and suppliers gathered June 20-21 in Washington, D.C to share the positive significant contribution of metalcasting to the nation’s economy, infrastructure and defense, and advocated for better policies affecting our industry. This year, hope for change was in the air…
From the CEO: Attracting the Next Generation of Employees
A 2015 survey by Deloitte for The Manufacturing Institute found “the public is unwilling to encourage their children to pursue a career in manufacturing.” Those findings documented the challenges that all manufacturers, including metalcasters, face in recruiting top young talent to our…
E-Learning Provides Just-In-Time Metalcasting Skills Training to Growing Number of Foundries
The AFS Institute e-Learning program has more than tripled the number of modules since its launch on July 1, 2016. Over the course of this past year, our catalog has expanded to 65 modules in 11 categories from the original 20 modules in four categories. AFS members, like you, helped us…
Why Attend the Foundry Executive and Leadership Conference?
A lineup of highly accomplished speakers will provide the kind of fresh insights and practical solutions that can transform your foundry business, create new possibilities, and maybe even enhance your life.
Learn new leadership techniques when the world is exploding around you and you…